Re: [PATCH 1/2] sched: Drop the need_resched() loop from cond_resched()

[Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>]

On Fri, 2009-07-10 at 16:49 +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> The schedule() function is a loop that reschedules the current task
> while the TIF_NEED_RESCHED flag is set:
> 
> void schedule(void)
> {
> need_resched:
> 	/* schedule code */
> 	if (need_resched())
> 		goto need_resched;
> }
> 
> And cond_resched() repeat this loop:
> 
> do {
> 	add_preempt_count(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
> 	schedule();
> 	sub_preempt_count(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
> } while(need_resched());
> 
> This loop is needless because schedule() already did the check and
> nothing can set TIF_NEED_RESCHED between schedule() exit and the loop
> check in need_resched().
> 
> Then remove this needless loop.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>

Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl>

> ---
>  kernel/sched.c |    8 +++-----
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
> index 4d1e387..87ecac1 100644
> --- a/kernel/sched.c
> +++ b/kernel/sched.c
> @@ -6613,11 +6613,9 @@ static void __cond_resched(void)
>  	 * PREEMPT_ACTIVE, which could trigger a second
>  	 * cond_resched() call.
>  	 */
> -	do {
> -		add_preempt_count(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
> -		schedule();
> -		sub_preempt_count(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
> -	} while (need_resched());
> +	add_preempt_count(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
> +	schedule();
> +	sub_preempt_count(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
>  }
>  
>  int __sched _cond_resched(void)